Quantum Information, Computation and Cryptography Group
We conduct theoretical research into all aspects of quantum information processing, and into the implications of the quantum theory of computation for physics itself.
We are always interested to receive applications from strong candidates for DPhil positions. Please do not get in touch directly to enquire about DPhil positions as all applications are handled CENTRALLY. For more information, please see the main university pages.
Group Members
Faculty | |
| Balint Koczor Group Leader Associate Professor in Quantum Information Theory | Artur Ekert Professor of Quantum Physics |
Postdocs | |
Armands Strikis (2025 - ) | |
Affiliates | |
Bence Bakó (2024 - ) PhD candidate at Wigner Research Centre for Physics | |
DPhil students | |
DPhil in Mathematical Institute (2024-)
| Joshua Dai DPhil in Department of Materials (2024-) co-supervision with Prof Simon Benjamin
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Tenzan Araki DPhil in Department of Physics (2023-) co-supervision with Dr Joe Goodwin
| Zhu Sun DPhil in Department of Materials (2023-) co-supervision with Prof Simon Benjamin
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Lectures
Introduction to Quantum Information
In this series of lectures you will learn how inherently quantum phenomena, such as quantum interference and quantum entanglement, can make information processing more efficient and more secure, even in the presence of noise.
Conferences and workshops
We organise the annual SEEQA (Seeking Quantum Advantage) conference which brings together world-leading experts in Oxford to debate the challenges and opportunities in the worldwide effort to achieve general Quantum Advantage.
Upcoming and past seminars
Upcoming and prior talks of our seminar series are listed below. Contact: @email
| Date | Time/location | Speaker | Title |
| 30 May 2025 | 11:00/N4.01 | Athena Caesura (PsiQuantum) | Faster quantum chemistry simulations on a quantum computer with improved tensor factorization and active volume compilation [arXiv] |
| 28 April 2025 | 15:00/N3.12 | Kento Tsubouchi (UTokyo) | Quantum error mitigation in early fault-tolerant quantum computing regime [arXiv] |
| 11 October 2024 | 14:00/N4.01 | Leo Zhou from (UCLA & Caltech) | Local Minima in Quantum Systems |
| 19 July 2024 | 13:00/N3.12 | Pavithran Iyer (Xanadu) | A Framework for Quantum Computation Using Gottesman Kitaev Preskill codes |
| 21 May 2024 | 15:00/N4.01 | Zoltan Zimboras (Wigner Center Budapest) | Bonsai Algorithm: Grow Your Own Fermion-to-Qubit Mappings for Quantum Simulations |
| 2 February 2024 | 14:00/N4.01 | Gábor Csányi (Cambridge) | Machine learning force fields for materials and molecules |
| 26 January 2024 | 14:00/N4.01 | Volker Deringer (Oxford) | Data-driven interatomic potentials for materials simulations |